Top income tax
15.0%
Territorial system
Corporate tax
25.0%
VAT
15.0%
standard rate
Tax residency
183 days
2 tax treaties
São Tomé and PrÃncipe tax profile
Data year: 2025
- Tax system
- Territorial
- Top PIT rate
- 15.0%
- Corporate tax rate
- 25.0%
- VAT
- 15.0%
- Capital gains tax
- --
- Social security (employee)
- --
- Social security (employer)
- --
- Dividend withholding
- --
- Interest withholding
- --
- Royalty withholding
- --
- Treaty count
- 2
Tax flags
Territorial Exemption
Tax residency
- Days threshold
- 183 days
- Residency rules
- Resident if present 183+ days in a calendar year.
- Exit tax
- No
- CFC rules
- No
Filing information
- Fiscal year
- 01-01 – 12-31
Sources
- PwC / Tax Foundation (accessed Mar 23, 2026)